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a long way to the russian border but there's a big russian-speaking population, historic ties to russia, as well. it is a port city, increedingly important to the ukrainian economy. there's always been concern and disturbances but nothing like this. the loss of lives in recent days, the legacy a bitterness, resentment. incredible ill feeling exists in this city. a great deal of anger and healing it will take a great deal of time. >> phil black, thanks so much in odessa. >>> all right. back in this country, donald sterling's wife is making one thing clear when it comes to the l.a. clippers. she's a co-owner of the team. shelly sterling made that statement reacting to the decision of a new ceo to oversee the team's operations. well, that comes on the heels of the clippers emotional win last night game seven of the playoffs. they beat the golden state warriors, 126-121 and advanced to the semifinals. the team managing to stay focused despite the distraction. meantime, shelly is reacting to the upcoming changes in the front office. cnn national correspondent deborah feyerick is covering it
a long way to the russian border but there's a big russian-speaking population, historic ties to russia, as well. it is a port city, increedingly important to the ukrainian economy. there's always been concern and disturbances but nothing like this. the loss of lives in recent days, the legacy a bitterness, resentment. incredible ill feeling exists in this city. a great deal of anger and healing it will take a great deal of time. >> phil black, thanks so much in odessa. >>> all...
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does that promote russia moving their troops in? i would hope russia would think twice before doing that. >> let me ask you, a number of your republican colleagues have put together the russian aggression prevention act of 2014 to strengthen nato, new rounds of sanctions, do things like force the president to move forward with missile defense in europe which was tabled essentially. could you support something like that? what do you think is the right move? >> absolutely. we all need to find out how -- sanctions are by far the best way for us to go. by far. because nobody wins in these land wars, if you will. and we've proven it's not something we have an appetite for. with that being said we know that sanctions do work. they worked in iran, we doubled down in iran and made them tighter. i think that will happen. can we force russia to come to their senses because economically they can't stand what we can do to them? can we go after their energy market, which is at the heart of who they are. it's the pulse of what they have going on
does that promote russia moving their troops in? i would hope russia would think twice before doing that. >> let me ask you, a number of your republican colleagues have put together the russian aggression prevention act of 2014 to strengthen nato, new rounds of sanctions, do things like force the president to move forward with missile defense in europe which was tabled essentially. could you support something like that? what do you think is the right move? >> absolutely. we all need...
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we have people in russia probably doing that. people in china. it is very difficult to penetrate my -- penetrate these operations. rich taylor joining us to talk about his latest piece. we provide a link to it if you want to read it yourself. if you want asking questions, the phone lines -- you can also send us a tweet and send this e-mail. that address is journal@c-span.org. how willing were these four to talk to you? they were all very willing. i have a little help getting senator feinstein from a colleague in brookings who knows her. . they are all very busy people. they want to get their side of the public argument will hurt. i was grateful to all of them. it is worth hearing. i'm sure some of it is overkill. i'm sure a lot of it doesn't if you wantsecurity to find the needle in the haystack and need to have the holes -- the whole haystack. not protect our national security. but the logic you need it in the way it is protecting our national security. there is excess. they often push the envelope of what their legal powers are and the courts s
we have people in russia probably doing that. people in china. it is very difficult to penetrate my -- penetrate these operations. rich taylor joining us to talk about his latest piece. we provide a link to it if you want to read it yourself. if you want asking questions, the phone lines -- you can also send us a tweet and send this e-mail. that address is journal@c-span.org. how willing were these four to talk to you? they were all very willing. i have a little help getting senator feinstein...
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this comes as russia accuses of united states for being partially responsible for the violence in ukraine. clarissa ward is there. >> reporter: after more than a week, the seven european observers were finally free to leave the city of slavyansk, where they had been held captive by pro-russian separatists. we caught up with them as they were leaving for the airport, though they were unwilling to discuss their ordeal. sir, how were you treated in captivity? were you mistreated at all? >> no. >> reporter: you were not? >> no mistreatment. >> reporter: no mistreatment. the release came as the ukrainian military continued an offensive to take back towns in the east that have fallen under the control of pro-russian rebels, but the violence has now spread to other parts of the country. in the southern port of odessa yesterday, clashes between pro- ukrainian and pro-russian factions left more than 40 people dead. most of the casualties came after a building, where pro- russian activists were hunkered down, caught fire, reportedly because of molotov cocktails thrown inside. today, the usually bus
this comes as russia accuses of united states for being partially responsible for the violence in ukraine. clarissa ward is there. >> reporter: after more than a week, the seven european observers were finally free to leave the city of slavyansk, where they had been held captive by pro-russian separatists. we caught up with them as they were leaving for the airport, though they were unwilling to discuss their ordeal. sir, how were you treated in captivity? were you mistreated at all?...
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they were amongst the pro-russia crowds trapped in the odessa house. ukraine supporters were throwing molotov cocktails at the building when it caught fire. 36 people died. in kiev, they have their martyrs, those kild on the mid an independent square. now there are martyrs on the other side. more reasons for revenge. ever fewer for rec know silliation. >> despite all the violence, the greatest bloodshed occurred hundreds of miles away yesterday during that incident in odessa. for more we're joined now from odessa via skype by philip with "the wall street journal." what was the situation today? >> on the ground outside the building where the people burned to death last night, there was a russian rally and people were very angry. at times, there were scuffles. mostly older people, some younger people. they're very angry at the police too, because the police played a peculiar role yesterday, as they have throughout. what's more, there's video of footage that emerged yesterday from several fairly reliable ukrainian television channels and other videos that
they were amongst the pro-russia crowds trapped in the odessa house. ukraine supporters were throwing molotov cocktails at the building when it caught fire. 36 people died. in kiev, they have their martyrs, those kild on the mid an independent square. now there are martyrs on the other side. more reasons for revenge. ever fewer for rec know silliation. >> despite all the violence, the greatest bloodshed occurred hundreds of miles away yesterday during that incident in odessa. for more...
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>> in russia, wall brings down you. did he say that? >> i don't know if a transcript exists of his speech, because it was clearly effective. >> there you see the president in the center of your screen. the president is going to speak tonight and we're going to carry that. plus, we'll look at some of the comics that performed at past dinners, when we come right back. if you have moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis, like me, and you're talking to your rheumatologist about a biologic... this is humira. this is humira helping to relieve my pain. this is humira helping me lay the groundwork. this is humira helping to protect my joints from further damage. doctors have been prescribing humira for ten years. humira works by targeting and helping to block a specific source of inflammation that contributes to ra symptoms. humira is proven to help relieve pain and stop further joint damage in many adults. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal events, such as infections, lymphoma, o
>> in russia, wall brings down you. did he say that? >> i don't know if a transcript exists of his speech, because it was clearly effective. >> there you see the president in the center of your screen. the president is going to speak tonight and we're going to carry that. plus, we'll look at some of the comics that performed at past dinners, when we come right back. if you have moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis, like me, and you're talking to your rheumatologist about a...
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>> i care.e >> if you think russia or china is quaking in their boots whenus they see this collection ofis ferris buellers running the country, the adults are on a carnival cruise and the house is being trashed, it's time to come home from the vacation in 2016. let the adults become in and clean house. >> leon panetta was not a child. a lot of these people were very senior and very good people and to blanketly indict the administration and call him names and say that's the whole administration is frankly bull. >> you know who cares?admi the people, whoever runs againso hillary clinton for president in 2016. you know why? >> it's pure politics! they used it! >> you can use benghazi as politics. >> if you're a electricity. >> the press helps you bury the tragedy and you can do that. >> just admit it's politics.n do i admit it was. >> so you're saying because we think it's bad, that's also politics? >> i'm saying with this special committee, select committee is pure politics.po i've said the other, it was politics. none of you are willing to say that? >> if it's under the guise it'st pol
>> i care.e >> if you think russia or china is quaking in their boots whenus they see this collection ofis ferris buellers running the country, the adults are on a carnival cruise and the house is being trashed, it's time to come home from the vacation in 2016. let the adults become in and clean house. >> leon panetta was not a child. a lot of these people were very senior and very good people and to blanketly indict the administration and call him names and say that's the...
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a part of the country that borders russia. these ukrainian soldiers are rolling through one of several towns overrun by armed separatists who believe the towns should be russian. this is not right on the border, it is happening more than 150 miles into ukraine. dozens of people have been killed and people who live there are basically hiding out in their own homes. meanwhile, a team of international military observers that were held hostage more than a week by the pro-russian forces are now free. cnn's arwa damon is in eastern ukraine. >> reporter: that 12 member osce team finally freed, they had been taken hostage april 25th, accused by the self proclaimed mayor of being nato spies. on their release, he referred to them as guests. they appeared to be tired, but said they had been treated fairly well. the german foreign minister thanking the efforts of russian envoy and ensuring their release. the number two for the osce commission saying this is an example of how important negotiations are. but elsewhere throughout the country
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punishing russia, is it going to be financial? is it the president at some point, do you see any indication he's going to be willing to go farther than just financial sanction, waver that may be? >> well, there are limited tools here. putin habs the strongest cards to play in this particular crisis. what happens in ukraine is far more important to russia and to europe than it is, you know, to the united states. the president has been able to inflick some costs on putin. the markets have inflicted some costs on russia. obviously, first and foremost, up to vladimir putin how far this goes. >> you wrote that angela merkel, chancellor merkel, is the one who maybe has the most influence in this whole crisis, because of the relationship with president putin. what is that relationship? >> well, i mean, let's say it, you know, vladimir putin has the greatest influence here but merkel is probably in the best position among western leaders, you know, to talk to him, to communicate to him, and try to convince him to deescalate. obviously her
punishing russia, is it going to be financial? is it the president at some point, do you see any indication he's going to be willing to go farther than just financial sanction, waver that may be? >> well, there are limited tools here. putin habs the strongest cards to play in this particular crisis. what happens in ukraine is far more important to russia and to europe than it is, you know, to the united states. the president has been able to inflick some costs on putin. the markets have...
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russia claims it has gotten thousands of pleas of help from inside. >>> a major ruling in a legal battle between the world's top smartphonemakers. a federal jury ruled that samsung enfringed on apple's features. samsung was ordered to pay $120 million in damages. that was far short of the $2.2 billion apple had been seeking. apple's big payday was reduced slightly when the same jury found that apple, too, had copied one of samsung's patents. >>> and a school bus near georgetown, mississippi, in flames. moments earlier, it was carrying high school students. but a postal worker, betty wyndam, happened to see the bus when it started to smoke. she is also a part-time firefighter. drove in front of the bus, forcing it to stop. she and her sister helped the driver and 21 students off just in time. the cause of that fire is under investigation. heads up for that. >>> and panic underground in new york city, as a packed subway train goes off the rails. the train derailed between two stations in queens on friday. rescue crews had to go into the tunnels through emergency exits in the sidewalks abov
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russia remains undeterred. russian officials say the ukraine's military operations in the east effectively can you tell ella deal reached in geneva last month to diffuse the crisis and they called for emergency session of the u.n. security council to highlight alleged threats to russians inside ukraine. to reassure the west and european allies, they're considering expanding and extending military exercises in the region. defense secretary chuck hagel said all members of the alliance, not just the u.s., must share the burden. >> we must not squander this opportunity or shrink from this challenge. we will be judged harshly by history and future generations if we do. >> reporter: the u.s. administration hitting back hard at the narrative you're hearing more from russian officials, that ethnic russians are somehow under threat and that armed militants are peaceful protesters. the president saying, quote, that generally local protesters don't possess missiles to shoot down helicopters. fred? >> thanks so much, jim s
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dozens of people have been killed in violent street battles between supporters and opponents of russia in southern ukraine. we have the very latest from outside the white house this morning. she joins us now. good morning. >> jenna, good morning you to. the crisis in ukraine is growing worse by the day. friday was the deadliest in months. officials in the black seaport city of odesa tell nbc news that 42 people were killed when riots broke out between pro russian and pro kiev protesters, moef died after being trapped in a burning building. now there were reports of more fierce fighting to day in the eastern part of the country. the one piece of good news here is that pro russian insurgents in eastern ukraine released the seven military observers and five ukrainian assistants who had been held captain ive for a week. all this comes as president obama and the german chancellor held a meeting on friday and issued a stern warning to moscow. they would move forward with sector sectoral sanctions which are the sanctions against broad sectors of russia's economy if they interfere with the may
dozens of people have been killed in violent street battles between supporters and opponents of russia in southern ukraine. we have the very latest from outside the white house this morning. she joins us now. good morning. >> jenna, good morning you to. the crisis in ukraine is growing worse by the day. friday was the deadliest in months. officials in the black seaport city of odesa tell nbc news that 42 people were killed when riots broke out between pro russian and pro kiev protesters,...
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they are not supportive of joining russia or to be annexed. they are scared and sick of what is happening in eastern ukraine especially with the armed men raiding the cities. what is often missing, especially in local media coverage, that the people are also not supportive of kiev government. and we saw rent spols clog that -- polls showing that the majority of locals are skeptical of a possible legitimacy of kiev government. this is very top and delicate balancing act for kiev, restoring order in eastern ukraine, and at the same time not to scare off locals that are not happy to see army troops on the ground either. >> a freelance journalist based in kiev, max im, thank you for being with us. >>> the woman who recorded donald sterling's racest rant is blacking her silence. she tells abc news the l.a. clippers opener is not a racist and she's not his girlfriend. in a television interview she stood up for sister-in-law saying he -- donald sterling saying he came from a different generation and his actions should speak louder than his words. >>
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delivers another warning to russia. a live report ahead. >>> the woman at the center of the donald sterling debacle now says he is not a racist. the role she's playing in his life today. >>> what led to one woman's gutt feeling that in the end prevented a teen's potential gun mele and massacre. the backstory behind her 911 call. >>> it's called the most exciting two minutes in sports. the kentucky derby. dylan dreyer reports on america's biggest horse race set to run in just hours. >>> and good morning, everyone. welcome to weekends with alex bit. witt. i'm richard lui. the deadliest day in months in the ukraine. at least 42 are dead as protests broke out. pro russian separatists and government supporters clashed in the streets and threw firebombs and stones as riot police attempted to suppress the flairup. in a statement this morning a spokesman for russian president vladimir putin claimed that the new government in kiev was a direct participant in the violence in odessa. there was some good news today that pro russian
delivers another warning to russia. a live report ahead. >>> the woman at the center of the donald sterling debacle now says he is not a racist. the role she's playing in his life today. >>> what led to one woman's gutt feeling that in the end prevented a teen's potential gun mele and massacre. the backstory behind her 911 call. >>> it's called the most exciting two minutes in sports. the kentucky derby. dylan dreyer reports on america's biggest horse race set to run...
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president obama promising even tough iter sanctions against russia. looks like a scene straight out of the movie. two men wearing business suits and fake were wigs. sprayed several esm employees and shocking one many times. no one was seriously thursday there. the robbers are still on the loose. no word on how much money they got away with. ivanka trump knows who she would like to see in the white house. her father. she told greta van susteren, trump would make a fabulous president because of his viewpoints and because of the fact that he listens and cares about people. >> as an american, i would love him to run for president. he is incredibly smart, incredibly knowledgeable. he has had tremendous experiences which would prepare him for the challenge. as a daughter, it's more complicated, obviously. it's a very tough life afternoon the political one is a challenge. >> well, we have been asking mr. trump if he is running but he keeps telling us, we will see what happens. >> and ben affleck may be great at run aring a gambling racket in the movies like
president obama promising even tough iter sanctions against russia. looks like a scene straight out of the movie. two men wearing business suits and fake were wigs. sprayed several esm employees and shocking one many times. no one was seriously thursday there. the robbers are still on the loose. no word on how much money they got away with. ivanka trump knows who she would like to see in the white house. her father. she told greta van susteren, trump would make a fabulous president because of...
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petersburg, russia. the treasury secretary is reaching out to cancel plans to attend, saying their participation won't send a good signal to russian president vladimir putin in light of the economic sanctions the u.s. has imposed against moscow for the incursion into ukraine. >>> and still ahead, we will head to omaha the site of this weekend's much anticipated berkshire meeting. >>> coming up, we talk with the activist investor who turning up the heat on warren buffet to do something about coca-cola's controversial executive pay pla plan. >>> another swing and a miss, astrazeneca turns down pfizer's latest takeover pitch and that is where we begin tonight's market focus. yesterday we told you that pfizer had upped the offer to the british rival for $106 billion and increased the cash proposal to sweeten the deal. that after two failed attempts by pfizer to interest the company in the combination. astrazeneca's board said the offer is still substantially under-valuing its company. shares fell to $130.75,
petersburg, russia. the treasury secretary is reaching out to cancel plans to attend, saying their participation won't send a good signal to russian president vladimir putin in light of the economic sanctions the u.s. has imposed against moscow for the incursion into ukraine. >>> and still ahead, we will head to omaha the site of this weekend's much anticipated berkshire meeting. >>> coming up, we talk with the activist investor who turning up the heat on warren buffet to do...
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. >> do you think russia or china is quaking in their boots when they see these ferris buler's running the administration? >> leon panetta was not a child. to blanketly indict an administration and call the names you want to call obama and say that's the whole administration is bull. >> do you know who cares -- whoever runs against hillary rodham clinton for president. you know why? >> it's pure politics. >> you can use benghazi politics. you can vary it. the press helps you to bury this tragedy and you can do that. >> just admit it's politics. i admit it's politics, did i not? >> so you are saying, because we think it's bad, that's also politics. >> i'm saying this selected committee is pure politics. none of you are willing to say that. >> if it's under the guise it's politics, you can do anything? you can cover up murders? >> condone it. >> you can cover up knowledge, hide the truth, and say it's the video when he we know it's terrorism. it's like those idiots hiding behind comedy. >> by the way, we knew all this two years ago, but they didn't want to be forthcoming with the truth o
. >> do you think russia or china is quaking in their boots when they see these ferris buler's running the administration? >> leon panetta was not a child. to blanketly indict an administration and call the names you want to call obama and say that's the whole administration is bull. >> do you know who cares -- whoever runs against hillary rodham clinton for president. you know why? >> it's pure politics. >> you can use benghazi politics. you can vary it. the press...
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listen, russia is a gas station masquerading as a country. all it -- all he's got is gas and oil. and that's really all that is sustaining them. wait, i take that back. it is a gas station run by a mafia that is masquerading as a -- >> seth: yeah, because originally i thought it was a little rough. >> yeah, yeah. [ applause ] >> seth: i'm glad you softened it. >> so, so if we show strength, if we show steadfastness -- ronald reagan, peace through strength. peace through strength. and rather than let him think that he can get away with things like he's doing now. now he's got his thugs in eastern ukraine and they beat up people and they do -- now the question is, can the new government survive? look, the government they just got rid of, the guy in charge, yanukovych, he had a home worth $100 million with his own zoo in it. his son was a dentist. a billionaire. that's not a bad practice, of dentistry. >> seth: right. >> so, so it was a corrupt government. the people rose up. one of them, by the way, is heavyweight the champion of the world, vitali klitschko. one of the really neat g
listen, russia is a gas station masquerading as a country. all it -- all he's got is gas and oil. and that's really all that is sustaining them. wait, i take that back. it is a gas station run by a mafia that is masquerading as a -- >> seth: yeah, because originally i thought it was a little rough. >> yeah, yeah. [ applause ] >> seth: i'm glad you softened it. >> so, so if we show strength, if we show steadfastness -- ronald reagan, peace through strength. peace through...
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russia is not iran. we almost lost -- the sanctions process with the europeans, we almost lost that last week. we could barely get the europeans to the digita table os issue. >> charlie: why? because they don't want to punish the russians. they want to support the ukrainians. but they have a lot at stake economically and can't coordinate. >> charlie: what do they have at stake? >> you look at banking and the transactions between the europeans and the russians, and gas and look at the europeans and the russians, you look at even real estate in london is important. then you look at germany. germany, you have a population, a german population, which especially after snowden, is mistrustful of what the u.s. wants in foreign policy, doesn't want to get dragged in, strongly opposed to sanctions. you have an industrial lobby and financial lobby in germany telling merkel in no uncertain terms, we want no sanctions whatsoever. then you've got caterpillar in the united states that just lost a $1 billion deal that
russia is not iran. we almost lost -- the sanctions process with the europeans, we almost lost that last week. we could barely get the europeans to the digita table os issue. >> charlie: why? because they don't want to punish the russians. they want to support the ukrainians. but they have a lot at stake economically and can't coordinate. >> charlie: what do they have at stake? >> you look at banking and the transactions between the europeans and the russians, and gas and look...
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it means china will grow more powerful, russia will be emboldened, russia will continue its reign of terror. but persuading americans we should be more active around the world requires showing them how their lives will be improving and soon at home. in other words, we need to rebuild american confidence. that means we need politicians who focus more on what is good for america, our people, our economy, our future, and less on what helps their own re-election. and that's the memo. and now on to the top story. >> the latest efforts to get some answers finally on benghazi. as we said earlier, speaker john boehner announced the house will vote to establish a select committee to investigate what has happened and they have subpoenas secretary of state john kerry to testify about the benghazi terror attack at a hearing later this month. here's how the state department responded. >> i am confident that what the republicans allege, that there was some attempt by this administration to cover up or spin what happened, is 100% false. >> joining me now, just a mile and a half away from here, chie
it means china will grow more powerful, russia will be emboldened, russia will continue its reign of terror. but persuading americans we should be more active around the world requires showing them how their lives will be improving and soon at home. in other words, we need to rebuild american confidence. that means we need politicians who focus more on what is good for america, our people, our economy, our future, and less on what helps their own re-election. and that's the memo. and now on to...
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at the white house, president obama and german chancellor merkel, step up and threaten russia with more sanctions. >>> in afghanistan, a landslide burst thousands,. >>> and the economy is gaining steam. the unemployment rate drops to its lowest level in six years. the conflict in ukraine is getting worse. today the ukrainian army launched a preemptive attack on the eastern part of the country. those forces however armed with rocket launchers aimed an shooting down two helicopter pilots. when prowrg prowrgs pro-russian. >> purports to show what the residents are slovyansk and the pro-russian procrastinates who made the eastern city their base woke to at dawn. the ukrainian army launched what it described as a large scale antiterrorist operation. the apparent objective for now not to overrun the city but to form a blockade around it. some separatists said they were ready to fight. >>> i will fight with whatever i have, if not a rifle then i will fight with my hands and strangle them so they won't mess with my lands. >>> sophisticated surface to air missiles, something the government in ky
at the white house, president obama and german chancellor merkel, step up and threaten russia with more sanctions. >>> in afghanistan, a landslide burst thousands,. >>> and the economy is gaining steam. the unemployment rate drops to its lowest level in six years. the conflict in ukraine is getting worse. today the ukrainian army launched a preemptive attack on the eastern part of the country. those forces however armed with rocket launchers aimed an shooting down two...
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expected april jobs number overshadowed by a labor force declined and reunited fears of ukraine and russia helping send the early morning rket rally into reversal mode. brian, kelly, it's interesting because, the tlt -- >> it's very interesting. bonds have been climbing and yield versus been falling for awhile. actually since the first of the year we had this flattening of the yield curve which would say sometime in the future we would get slower growth. then you saw the jobs number. it was good. we could argue about the labor force participation rate but still we're creating jobs in this country yet the market faded. ha that's why i think the market sentiment changed here. what we had for the last four or five years is everybody saying good news is bad news. completely reversed the psychology has changed. >> it's funny. i'm totally the opposite way. i actually bought the tbt today. if you look at the bond market, at 260 to 280 yield range all year. i think a lot of the market was positioned to be short into this market. it's one of the moves. i think it was short covered and overdone and
expected april jobs number overshadowed by a labor force declined and reunited fears of ukraine and russia helping send the early morning rket rally into reversal mode. brian, kelly, it's interesting because, the tlt -- >> it's very interesting. bonds have been climbing and yield versus been falling for awhile. actually since the first of the year we had this flattening of the yield curve which would say sometime in the future we would get slower growth. then you saw the jobs number. it...
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russia. the goal is to give them an incentive to choose the better horse, and that is to resolve these issues diplomatically -- a better course, and that is to resolve these issues diplomatically. and i think we are united on that front. >> they set a may 25 trigger date for economic sanctions, but will be sanctions stop putin's ambitions? joining me, a director of russian studies at the kanin institute. >>l this stop? we have tried times with sanctions. it does not seem to be helping much. >> putin has certain geo- political objectives. these sanctions will hurts. they will hurts going forward. in terms of the short-term to strategic objectives, he is not going to be deterred -- >> when you talk about his objectives, what are we talking about? does he want all of ukraine? just to cooler areas? wants allt think he of ukraine. if he wanted to invade ukraine, he could've done earlier. his main objective is to under main -- undermine the legitimacy andhe current government delay the elections. >
russia. the goal is to give them an incentive to choose the better horse, and that is to resolve these issues diplomatically -- a better course, and that is to resolve these issues diplomatically. and i think we are united on that front. >> they set a may 25 trigger date for economic sanctions, but will be sanctions stop putin's ambitions? joining me, a director of russian studies at the kanin institute. >>l this stop? we have tried times with sanctions. it does not seem to be...
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on the other hand, russia and ukraine looking more like violence will escalate. hello, everybody. we have a deep dive into whether the jobs number was as good as some say. it halves a debate that has everyone talking. plus the maybook, and the sweetest "shark tank" profile that you have ever seen. >> let's look at the action right now, moving to the down side, but we have of course been moving in and out of positive territory, as brian was saying, 288,000 new jobs created in april. we also have more violence in ukraine. we're going to show you a picture of people arrested for allegedly shooting down helicopters. >>> bob, what do you think? is the rate driver of action? >> that's really what's -- we have this jobs report when putin said they wanted a security council meeting, that's when the market moved. i want to show you the s&p 500, that was the big mover. there it is, when he called for a security council meeting. here we are sitting right at the lows of the day. gold stock moved up. there you go, look at that move on gold stocks moving up. overall, pretty interesting day. the
on the other hand, russia and ukraine looking more like violence will escalate. hello, everybody. we have a deep dive into whether the jobs number was as good as some say. it halves a debate that has everyone talking. plus the maybook, and the sweetest "shark tank" profile that you have ever seen. >> let's look at the action right now, moving to the down side, but we have of course been moving in and out of positive territory, as brian was saying, 288,000 new jobs created in...
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going to the handling of russia and ukraine now, people saying that in terms of the handling of russia and ukraine, disapprove is higher than approve. 45% versus 37%. when you ask people about whether or not they think that president obama's foreign policy has been balanced too bold or too cautious. this is the number that i think was interesting. 42% saying that they feel he takes a balanced approach. only 36% saying they think he is too cautious. only 15 pebz e% saying he is too bold. this sort of contradictory idea that the american people do not want to get more involved in these kinds of conflicts, but still somehow don't like, i guess, the vibe that's being projected out of the white house. that is entirely contradictory. maybe not to you. what are your thoughts? >> i think you're right. i think what are you doing is identifying competing desires on the part of the american people. we don't want to get involved. certainly not in messy conflicts a long way from home with no particular confidence that any u.s. role could be helpful, but we also still view ourselves as the leader of
going to the handling of russia and ukraine now, people saying that in terms of the handling of russia and ukraine, disapprove is higher than approve. 45% versus 37%. when you ask people about whether or not they think that president obama's foreign policy has been balanced too bold or too cautious. this is the number that i think was interesting. 42% saying that they feel he takes a balanced approach. only 36% saying they think he is too cautious. only 15 pebz e% saying he is too bold. this...
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press was about ukraine and sanctions against russia. that's something she's been front and center on. the second question was about the death penalty and that botched execution in oklahoma. this benghazi story obviously has been out there, front and center for several days. several networks, news organizations pressing jay carney that something as big as that -- especially since john boehner announced the special committee minutes before the news conference. you thought you'd get some questions on that. back to you, greta. >> oh! >> i know the difference. >> no problem, fred. see you. >>> the families of those who lost loved ones in benghazi reacting to the white house narrative, as well as that dramatic testimony from the military's top intelligence official at the time of the attack. listen to that part of that testimony. >> did they ever tell you to go save people in benghazi? >> not to my knowledge, sir. >> we didn't run to the sound of the gun. they were already issuing press releases. >> four individuals died, sir. we obviously di
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businesses that operate in russia. ceos from major american companies were planning to attend putin's economic forum in petersburg, but some are now bailing out. eamon javers has that story. >> reporter: this is one of those issues that makes you wonder what it means to be an american company, quote/unquote in this global economy. the petersburg economic forum is coming up, and secretary jack lew and valerie jarrett at the white house have been calling american ceos, and asking them not to attend that event, so who is going and who is not going? that's all been confirmed now from white house spokesman jay carney. here's carney yesterday addressing a question about whether or not the white house in fact requesting ceos not to attend. >> we don't think it's appropriate, given the flagrant violations of the sovereign nation's territorial integrity and the consistent effort to further destabilize ukraine, that it's the appropriate thing to do. >> let me run a list of who's going. we're seeing a lot of ceos peeling off. mic
businesses that operate in russia. ceos from major american companies were planning to attend putin's economic forum in petersburg, but some are now bailing out. eamon javers has that story. >> reporter: this is one of those issues that makes you wonder what it means to be an american company, quote/unquote in this global economy. the petersburg economic forum is coming up, and secretary jack lew and valerie jarrett at the white house have been calling american ceos, and asking them not...
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the case to ukraine and that's certainly what russia has demonstrated that it's trying to do the leaders in ukraine in the west are trying to avoid a repeat of what happened in crimea for the fall of pro moscow president viktor yanukovich voters there held a referendum in march and decided to join russia the president but the real mechanics the republican ticket. he's accused of sending in arms and agents to fuel the address so he could eventually send in troops under the pretense of protecting ethnic russians many members of his administration have that night that i can in the can he said a statement that ukraine must withdraw all military units from the southeast stop the violence and immediately started a national dialogue that would involve all regions and all political forces. ukrainian soldiers have been manning checkpoints on the outskirts of the occupied area. but in the capital they held an exercise to test the response to a thread on a government building was thinking to go to the head of the state guard said they performed a task well. farther west police and volunteers set up
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the goal is not to punish russia. the goal is to give them an incentive to choose the better course, and that is to resolve these issues diplomatically, and i think we are united on that front. eu,in europe, within the i'm sure there has to be extensive consultations. you have got 28 countries and some are more vulnerable than others to potential russian retaliation, and we have to take those into account. not every country is going to be in exactly the same place, but what has been remarkable is the degree to which all countries agreed that russia has violated international law, violated territorial integrity of a country in europe, and i think there is unanimity that there has to be consequences for that. how we structure these sectoral sanctions, the experts have been working on, and we anticipate that if we have to use them, we can. our preference would be not to have to use them. merkel'snk chancellor leadership on this front. she has been extraordinarily helpful not only in facilitating haspean unionity, but she
the goal is not to punish russia. the goal is to give them an incentive to choose the better course, and that is to resolve these issues diplomatically, and i think we are united on that front. eu,in europe, within the i'm sure there has to be extensive consultations. you have got 28 countries and some are more vulnerable than others to potential russian retaliation, and we have to take those into account. not every country is going to be in exactly the same place, but what has been remarkable...
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the president said he does not wish to punish russia. much of the press conference was taken up between german and the russian ukrainians. he said any idea of selected sanctions, that is unrealistic. i might add that the stock market, when we went into this press conference, the dow industrials were down six. roughly 35-40 minutes later. we are down 11. absolutely no impact on the markets. we have about three or four minutes left on this program. we will make the most of it. he does not know what we are going to talk about it. he is here and ready to go. we are talking to you about speed skating. >> i prefer sports. stuart: american speedskating team had the worst showing at the sochi olympics in at least 30 years. a new report says do not blame athletes, do not blame their performance, they say the loss is because of their uniforms. their suits. under armour made them. they said they were supposed to make them faster. another report said that they trained in the wrong place. they are making all kinds of excuses blaming anybody and every
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in russia. but it is important for foreign policy credibility. the u.s. has certain red lines. it committed to defending ukraine's territorial sovereignty. that credibility is important with respect to asia. president obama was reassuring asian partners and allies the u.s. would come to their defense in a situation in which chinese territorial ambitions seem to be growing. or is a broader repercussion that goes beyond ukraine and russia for the united states. >> we seem to be spreading ourselves them. we are going to defend asian countries against china? we are going to defend the ukraine against russia? did the american people have the stomach for the kind of -- , in that stepping in big of away? anythingsee us doing that costs much money. how far do you think the president is going to go? >> we are never going to see boots on the ground. but matt brings up a good point. the american people are not for more action or activity in foreign countries right now. i think that plays a role in white ho
in russia. but it is important for foreign policy credibility. the u.s. has certain red lines. it committed to defending ukraine's territorial sovereignty. that credibility is important with respect to asia. president obama was reassuring asian partners and allies the u.s. would come to their defense in a situation in which chinese territorial ambitions seem to be growing. or is a broader repercussion that goes beyond ukraine and russia for the united states. >> we seem to be spreading...
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energy flows from russia to europe. those continue even in the midst of the cold war, at the height of the cold war. so the idea that you're going to turn off the tap on all russian oil or natural gas exports, i think, is unrealistic. but there are a range of, you know, approaches that can be taken not only in the energy sector but in the arms sector, the finance sector, in terms of lines of credit for trade. all that have a significant impact on russia. i don't think it's appropriate for us to delve into the details at this stage because our hope is, is that we don't have to deploy them. but what i can say is that our experts at the highest level, and not just bilaterally but multilaterally through the european commission and our diplomatic teams have been working through all the possibilities and we're confident that we will have a package that will further impact russia's growth and economy. but again, our hope is, is that we shouldn't have to use them. we're not interested in punishing the russian people. we do thin
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germany is russia's largest trading partner with europe. more than twice the entire trade of the united states comes through germany. as one senior official told me just a short while ago, there's no question that economic sanctions are more effective when they're done in coordination with europe. if the united states is going to go forward with another round of broader sanctions against germany -- against russia, germany has got to be there with the u.s. >> there's been a lot of pushback from corporations, both here and in germany. >> reporter: yeah. there's no question about that. germany has been a reluctant partner here. it's not just the corporations that have deep ties with russia. it's also oil and gas. germany gets one-third of its oil, one-third of its gas from russia. they have a lot to lose with tougher sanctions. >> thanks very much. we will have more on this sunday on "this week". >>> let's go to amy with today's other top stories. >> good morning, everyone. >>> and we begin with wall street, reacting to nice that the economy i
germany is russia's largest trading partner with europe. more than twice the entire trade of the united states comes through germany. as one senior official told me just a short while ago, there's no question that economic sanctions are more effective when they're done in coordination with europe. if the united states is going to go forward with another round of broader sanctions against germany -- against russia, germany has got to be there with the u.s. >> there's been a lot of pushback...
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russia says ukraine's government will be held responsible for today's attacks. >> president obama is discussing ukraine this morning with a key u.s. ally german chancellor ainge la america angela merkel is visiting the white house. merkel is under pressure at home from german strips thatindustries that don't want to lose russia's business. >> now to the controversy over donald sterling. leon jenkins resigned last night after facing backlash. he chose sterling to receive a lifetime achievement award this month. >> that offer was withdrawn after sterling's racial remarks became public. and as we report sterling's health is suddenly an issue. >> reporter: just before the end of thursday night's playoff game, espn.com reported that disgraced clippers owner donald sterling is battling cancer. the news came as a surprise to clippers' coach doc rivers. >> didn't know it until just now. i don't have a reaction to that. i hope it's not true. >> my thoughts and prayers are with him. nobody deserves to go through something like that. >> we've got game seven coming up in los angeles. >> reporter
russia says ukraine's government will be held responsible for today's attacks. >> president obama is discussing ukraine this morning with a key u.s. ally german chancellor ainge la america angela merkel is visiting the white house. merkel is under pressure at home from german strips thatindustries that don't want to lose russia's business. >> now to the controversy over donald sterling. leon jenkins resigned last night after facing backlash. he chose sterling to receive a lifetime...
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russia's call for a u.n. security council meeting and word that unrest is moving to odessa, the third largest city there. >> reporter: yeah. events are in the moving in a good direction in the eastern ukraine and i think the president and the chancellor are going to address those and see how best they can maintain a united front and deep disagreements on the pace and depth of sanctions advisable at this point. you've also got the favorable jobs report i would expect the president to talk about that but not to disagree entirely with what we heard from rick santelli and the pace of growth is still not fast enough and unemployment is not down enough for the satisfaction of anybody and i'd expect the president to address all of that in the fairly brief news conference that we'll have after two of them make opening statements. >> when that happens, john, we'll come right back to you. john harwood in the rose garden on this friday morning. when we come back, president obama's news conference. dow's down 24. s at yo
russia's call for a u.n. security council meeting and word that unrest is moving to odessa, the third largest city there. >> reporter: yeah. events are in the moving in a good direction in the eastern ukraine and i think the president and the chancellor are going to address those and see how best they can maintain a united front and deep disagreements on the pace and depth of sanctions advisable at this point. you've also got the favorable jobs report i would expect the president to talk...
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russia will dominate their discussion. for more on that, we are back with mohamed el-erian and phil mattingly. has the crisis in ukraine helped heal a rift between the president and angela merkel? >> i think it has. administration officials feel repair thelped initial committee cases between the officials. since the ukraine crisis started in late february, the president angela merkel have spoken eight times by phone. they been closely aligned with every move on the sanctions side. g issue remains important to the germans. it will come up again. on ukraine, communications are on a good level. both recognize they cannot move forward on ukraine without the other. >> mohamed, you questioned recently where is the rule of law global politics. >> for good news is ukraine is bringing the west closer together. the bad news is it is a major test for the rule of law. days, the geneva agreements are dead. mr. putin continues to make requests on ukraine that are unrealistic. conditions on the ground in eastern ukraine are getting worse
russia will dominate their discussion. for more on that, we are back with mohamed el-erian and phil mattingly. has the crisis in ukraine helped heal a rift between the president and angela merkel? >> i think it has. administration officials feel repair thelped initial committee cases between the officials. since the ukraine crisis started in late february, the president angela merkel have spoken eight times by phone. they been closely aligned with every move on the sanctions side. g issue...
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so when a deal is struck with ukraine and russia, it has no impact on the ground here. these residents are saying, nobody is negotiating with us so we are just protecting our own state. >> well, you tweeted shortly after your release, taken hostage by self-defense forces. what are self-defense forces? >> reporter: that's what they call themselves. they are the guys who are protecting [ indiscernible ] in the [ indiscernible ] region in this part of ukraine and they are the ones who have taken it upon themselves like some of the people in crimea to become the new patrolling force out here and what they say seems to go. >> and what is next for you, erin? are you coming home? are you going back to work? are you going to take a few days off? and where are you right now? >> reporter: we're back in donesk in our hotel. we'll talk about the next stems. we'll stay and cover the referendum in a couple of weeks and see where it goes. you know, we didn't make any decisions today that were dangerous. we made normal decisions. we just happened upon an unlucky situation. so it will m
so when a deal is struck with ukraine and russia, it has no impact on the ground here. these residents are saying, nobody is negotiating with us so we are just protecting our own state. >> well, you tweeted shortly after your release, taken hostage by self-defense forces. what are self-defense forces? >> reporter: that's what they call themselves. they are the guys who are protecting [ indiscernible ] in the [ indiscernible ] region in this part of ukraine and they are the ones who...
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continues sanctions on russia over actions in ukraine. president barack obama has been criticized for not doing enough. foreign policy is often driven by public opinion. what's america's take in half of americans support upping the sanctions against russia. that's according to a survey by the survey in usa today. maybe the buck stops there. a third think it would be a good idea to send arms and military supplies to ukraine. ultimately that may be president barack obama 's call. his grades through this are only so-so. four in ten americans think his handling of the crisis have been about right. regardless of who does what and how, do americans think it matters? not really. a third of the country thinks what happens between russia and ukraine is very important to the u.s. which sort of makes sense if we look at a survey posted by the washington post a few weeks ago. political scientists found one in six americans could actually find ukraine on a map. the median response was about 2,900 kilometers off. the study found the less accurate a per
continues sanctions on russia over actions in ukraine. president barack obama has been criticized for not doing enough. foreign policy is often driven by public opinion. what's america's take in half of americans support upping the sanctions against russia. that's according to a survey by the survey in usa today. maybe the buck stops there. a third think it would be a good idea to send arms and military supplies to ukraine. ultimately that may be president barack obama 's call. his grades...
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the crisis in john boehner and sanctions against russia topping the agenda. this is her first visit to warrant since it was revealed the nsa had been listening in on her phone conversations. harriet tory is a reporter for the "wall street journal." she joins us from berlin this morning. ms. tory, what needs to hatch during this meeting between these two heads of state? >> reporter: the nsa is certainly an item on the agenda, as you mentioned but what's foremost on the agenda is the crisis in ukraine and trying to establish a joint line between washington and berlin on how we are doing to deal with the crisis in ukraine. it seems like there is a bit of conflict. although the nsa will play a role in the negotiations. the german government has been playing it down recently. they want add no- spy deal. that was when the revelations came out last summer, a lot of politicians, the run-up, saying we want a no-spy deal with america. we deserve this. we are partners on an eye to eye basis. >> seems to have -- the hope for that seems to have reduced a little bit in rec
the crisis in john boehner and sanctions against russia topping the agenda. this is her first visit to warrant since it was revealed the nsa had been listening in on her phone conversations. harriet tory is a reporter for the "wall street journal." she joins us from berlin this morning. ms. tory, what needs to hatch during this meeting between these two heads of state? >> reporter: the nsa is certainly an item on the agenda, as you mentioned but what's foremost on the agenda is...
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and russia is worth by eu-russia trade. there is no substitute for u.s. leadership and we learned that in iran. the european nations did not want to impose sanctions, the u.s. administration and the u.s. congress really put these companies to a choice, do business in iran or the u.s. it was u.s. leadership that allowed sarkozy of france to get the other 27 eu members to do something meaningful. that is what is missing right now. host: carla anne robbins another headline from "the new york times." peter baker says the sanctions have limited impact. he makes a point that many issues involving russia's economy predates sanctions and even pretty the annexation of crimea. guest: the piece makes two points. one is that the russian economy was slowing to begin with. it was in pretty bad shape. a lot of the impact of the huge amount of capital flight, the drop in the stock market and the value of the ruble while it might predates sanctions, it began at the time of the crimea crisis because people were expecting sanctions. the market had already factored in the cr
and russia is worth by eu-russia trade. there is no substitute for u.s. leadership and we learned that in iran. the european nations did not want to impose sanctions, the u.s. administration and the u.s. congress really put these companies to a choice, do business in iran or the u.s. it was u.s. leadership that allowed sarkozy of france to get the other 27 eu members to do something meaningful. that is what is missing right now. host: carla anne robbins another headline from "the new york...
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you exports to russia. how for will she push on sanctions? >> how does the dialogue change over what we have seen in the last six hours? frozendialogue is between what happened late last night, which was russia's calling -- this call from russia telling the ukrainian president to pull his troops out of his country. a last conversation that we know of between merkel and prudent -- merkel and putin was yesterday. it is so hard to tell what's going on on the ground right now. there is a helicopter that was shut down -- shot down. it is a question of how much can obama push merkel for additional sanctions. -- merkel and putin speaking on the phone every 10 days. >> there was just this time in june of last year that obama visited here and gave a speech and he and merkel had quite a bit of time there. and ukraine not happened, this would have been an ugly visit because merkel would have complained about edward snowden and to the nsa and all the eavesdroppings. a lot of that has been brushed aside and the focus will be on ukraine. alan krueger is mu
you exports to russia. how for will she push on sanctions? >> how does the dialogue change over what we have seen in the last six hours? frozendialogue is between what happened late last night, which was russia's calling -- this call from russia telling the ukrainian president to pull his troops out of his country. a last conversation that we know of between merkel and prudent -- merkel and putin was yesterday. it is so hard to tell what's going on on the ground right now. there is a...
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. ♪ but first russia's president putin criticized ukraine for launching what we calls a punitive operation in the east of the country. kiev says it's blockading the town as part of an antiterrorist operation and ukraine defense ministry say pro-russian separatist shot down two of its helicopters in the region and pro-russia groups are now occupying government offices in several other towns and on wednesday they seized government offices and pro-russia separatists taken over government buildings and captured cancelled buildings and on thursday they took over the prosecutor's office in donsq. we have two correspondents covering the story and we will bet the russia reaction and we will go to eastern ukraine, this is a moving story, jona and bring us up to date with the latest situation report. >> reporter: it is indeed a moving story steve and it began about 4:30 a.m. outside when units of the ukrainian army appeared to launch the next phase in what kiev said was and antiterrorist operation and has been going on for weeks now with the army and camped outside but some way outside and 30 kilome
. ♪ but first russia's president putin criticized ukraine for launching what we calls a punitive operation in the east of the country. kiev says it's blockading the town as part of an antiterrorist operation and ukraine defense ministry say pro-russian separatist shot down two of its helicopters in the region and pro-russia groups are now occupying government offices in several other towns and on wednesday they seized government offices and pro-russia separatists taken over government...
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for one, have huge stakes in russia. so any type of sanction has a potential economic blowback and it's just a sign of how the west has a limited toolbox in dealing with the situation in ukraine, chris. >> all right, joe, thank you very much for the reporting. >>> let's bring in cnn military analyst james "spider" marks a retired major generally and former commanding general of the u.s. army intillgence center. general, thank you for joining us. let's leave the politics aside and deal with the urgency on the ground. what do you believe the situation is? who is ukraine fighting? what do you think the stakes are? >> fighting two elements really. you do have pro-russian separatists that are in east ukraine, but they're being supported directly, not only in terms of what i would call over-the-horizon support, weapons support, but also they have russian forces are on the ground instigating this and these are the folks we've seen routinely that have unmarked uniforms and have their face masked. so, you have professional milita
for one, have huge stakes in russia. so any type of sanction has a potential economic blowback and it's just a sign of how the west has a limited toolbox in dealing with the situation in ukraine, chris. >> all right, joe, thank you very much for the reporting. >>> let's bring in cnn military analyst james "spider" marks a retired major generally and former commanding general of the u.s. army intillgence center. general, thank you for joining us. let's leave the politics...
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it's about the future of russia, a nuclear arms state. this is going to go on for years, it's a long game. we're looking for the future of the international system. we're at an inflexion point that could be just as important as the end of world war i and end of world war ii. if we don't shape the international system, then less benevolent actors will step in to do that and that's what we're seeing in ukraine. >> thank you, rick stengel -- >> i have a gift for mika. this is flashlight held by the great singer of ukraine where she turns it on, thousands of people turn it on and she sings the ukrainian national anthem this weekend. we honored her this weekend and we had about 800 of these in the audience. there's a nice little bow on it. >> huge jobs numbers just came out. >> thank you fred, thank you steve. that is lovely, fred. thank you. will finally this be the month for economic recovery? steve has given us a sneak peek. huge job numbers coming up on "morning joe." ♪ talk about a dream nature lover... people person. ♪ and you put up
it's about the future of russia, a nuclear arms state. this is going to go on for years, it's a long game. we're looking for the future of the international system. we're at an inflexion point that could be just as important as the end of world war i and end of world war ii. if we don't shape the international system, then less benevolent actors will step in to do that and that's what we're seeing in ukraine. >> thank you, rick stengel -- >> i have a gift for mika. this is...
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tougher sanctions against russia almost certainly on the table. in the meantime, the ukrainian government is launching a large-scale anti-terror operation to recapture the eastern city of slovyansk, this as the violence in ukraine escalates. so, let's get the latest from the ground there. arwa damon is in donetsk, where ukrainian riot police have been clashing with these pro-russian activists, arwa. what's the latest? >> reporter: well, those clashes happening yesterday evening when the pro-russian camp decided to storm the prosecutor's office, clashing with riot police. molotov cocktails, stun grenades were fired and used, but eventually, the pro-russian camp did manage to fairly quickly, relatively speaking, push the riot police off the premises, moving through, ransacking the entire building and declaring themselves the ultimate authority. meanwhile, kiev seemingly trying to reassert itself to a certain degree with that operation that began in the very early hours of the morning here, focusing on the city of slovyansk. that has also been one of
tougher sanctions against russia almost certainly on the table. in the meantime, the ukrainian government is launching a large-scale anti-terror operation to recapture the eastern city of slovyansk, this as the violence in ukraine escalates. so, let's get the latest from the ground there. arwa damon is in donetsk, where ukrainian riot police have been clashing with these pro-russian activists, arwa. what's the latest? >> reporter: well, those clashes happening yesterday evening when the...
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russia is around the corner. you have to relate to it if you want to ensure peaceful relations in central and eastern europe. if you want to ensure that economic and trade flows continue in central and eastern europe and between germany and russia. so i think, these personal relations they can somehow relate on a personal level, that might help. in the end, it is crucial for germany to play a central role here and to work towards mediation approach in this crisis, leaving aside the personal dimension between merkel and putin. >> you say it helps. my point would maybe be that it does not help. it almost ended the relationship, the fact that she has history with him and the way he operates before he went into politics. does that make her more nervous of putin, more cautious? is that something president obama could use to his advantage? >> i would not think so. again, the key point here is that germany has economic interests in maintaining ties with russia. if you think of the energy challenge in germany, oil import
russia is around the corner. you have to relate to it if you want to ensure peaceful relations in central and eastern europe. if you want to ensure that economic and trade flows continue in central and eastern europe and between germany and russia. so i think, these personal relations they can somehow relate on a personal level, that might help. in the end, it is crucial for germany to play a central role here and to work towards mediation approach in this crisis, leaving aside the personal...